• Introduction
• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Endpoints
• Dependencies
• Author
• License

This repository contains the server-side code for the Chat App, which is built using Express.js. The server handles user authentication and messaging functionalities for seamless communication between agents and clients.

• User registration with username, email, and password
• User authentication using JWT tokens
• Account deletion
• Messaging functionality for agents and clients
• Real-time messaging using Socket.io

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chat-app-server.git
   

2 Navigate to the project directory: ```bash cd trai-agencies-api

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Create a .env file in the project root and add the following environment variables:

   PORT=8000
   DB_URI=mongodb://your-mongodb-uri
   JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret
   

5. Start the server:

   npm start
   

1. Make sure to have MongoDB installed and running.
2. Use a tool like Postman or a web browser to interact with the API.
3. Register a user, obtain a JWT token, and include it in the cookies for authenticated requests.

# Chat App Server

## Table of Contents

- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Features](#features)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Endpoints](#endpoints)
- [Dependencies](#dependencies)
- [Author](#author)
- [License](#license)

## Introduction

This repository contains the server-side code for the Chat App, which is built using Express.js. The server handles user authentication and messaging functionalities for seamless communication between agents and clients.

## Features

- User registration with username, email, and password
- User authentication using JWT tokens
- Account deletion
- Messaging functionality for agents and clients
- Real-time messaging using Socket.io

## Installation

1. Clone the repository:
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/your-username/chat-app-server.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd chat-app-server

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file in the project root and add the following environment variables:

   PORT=8000
   DB_URI=mongodb://your-mongodb-uri
   JWT_SECRET=your-jwt-secret
   

5. Start the server:

   npm start

1. Ensure MongoDB is installed and running.
2. Use tools like Postman or a web browser to interact with the API.
3. Register users, login to obtain JWT tokens, and use them for authenticated requests.

• POST /login: User login
• POST /register: User registration
• POST /agent/register: Agent registration
• GET /user/:id: Get information about a specific user
• POST /sendMessage: Send message from client to agent
• GET /message: Get all messages
• POST /message/:id: Update message status
• GET /message/:id: Get specific message details
• POST /response: Send response from agent to client
• GET /agents: Get information about all agents

• bcrypt: Password hashing library
• body-parser: Middleware for parsing request bodies
• cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
• dotenv: Module for loading environment variables from a .env file
• jsonwebtoken: Library for generating and verifying JSON Web Tokens
• mongodb: Official MongoDB driver
• mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool
• nodemon: Utility for automatically restarting the server